Places anatolejolly Wants to Go

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

One of the biggest mysteries of Central Queensland: How did this truck spontaneously combust with the force of a massive bomb?

Intricate metal sculpture that's half gothic cathedral, half construction equipment.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This pink tractor statue pays tribute to a legendary underground punk band.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This art installation at an abandoned lipstick factory has distinct anti-capitalist vibes.

A 110-foot concrete dinosaur once sold fossil fuel from its belly.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.